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Problems with a renal replacement programme in a developing country
(1988)
Since August 1984 patients with end-stage renal disease in Kenya have been started on haemodialysis with a view to renal transplantation. In a two year period (August 1984-August 1986) 77 patients mean age 29.6 years (49 ...
Prevention of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus in Africa: effectiveness of condom promotion and health education among prostitutes
(1988)
Condom use was assessed after a programme of education about the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and a condom distribution programme in a well-characterised prostitute population in Nairobi. Women received their education ...
A review of HIV-1 in Africa
(1988)
As the AIDS epidemic reaches a dramatic stage of development, the time for African countries to establish effective control programs has come. The history of AIDS in Africa is different from that other regions of the world. ...
Palpable lymph nodes
(1988)
Lymph nodes can increase in size in a number of conditions. Infections, cancer and many immune diseases can affect lymph cells and cause an enlargement of lymph nodes. Enlarged lymph nodes are often the first sign of ...
Body mass index in non-insulin dependent diabetics in Kenya
(1988)
Weights and heights of 674 consecutive non-insulin dependent diabetics and 358 control urban healthy Kenyans were recorded prospectively. Weights and heights of a further 162 healthy rural adults were compared retrospectively. ...
Risk factors for Neisseria gonorrhoeae in a prospective cohort of Kenyan female sex workers (Manuscript under preparation)
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
No abstract available
Immunoepidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis infection: Importance of heat shock
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
No abstract available